| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes: escaped from the sea, he returned to Greece with the story that
they had all been lost at sea as they were conducting their lord
back from Britain, and that he was the only survivor of the
tragedy. They believed this lie of his, and, taking Alis without
objection or dissent, they crowned him emperor of Greece. But it
was not long before Alexander learned that Alis was emperor.
Then he took leave of King Arthur, unwilling to let his brother
usurp his land without protest. The King makes no opposition to
his plan, but bids him take with him so great a company of
Welshmen, Scots, and Cornishmen that his brother will not dare to
withstand him when he sees him come with such a host. Alexander,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: belt. She had disdained a veil, and her yellow hair was already
blowing about her smooth pink cheeks. She walked at his side, her
step as firm and solid as his own, her round, strong arms
swinging, her little brown eyes shining with good spirits and
vigor, and the pure, clean animal joy of being alive on that fine
cool Western morning. She talked almost incessantly. She was
positively garrulous. She talked about the fine day that it was,
about the queer new forage caps of the soldiers, about the bare
green hills of the Reservation, about the little cemetery they
passed just beyond the limits of the barracks, about a rabbit she
saw, and about the quail they both heard whistling and calling in
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: him.'
But Joseph kept it secret in his soul and disclosed it not to
them. Said he, 'Ye are in a bad case, and God knows best about what ye
describe.'
They said, 'O prince! Verily, he has a father, a very old man;
take then one of us instead of him; verily, we can see that thou art
of those who do good.'
Said he, '(I seek) refuge in God from taking any save him with
whom we found our property; verily, we should then be certainly
unjust.'
And when they despaired of him they retired to consult privately.
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